1980 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1980 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 27th season of the series. The title was won by Roy Smith, his first in the series.

Schedule and results

The 1980 season included 11 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway and Ontario Motor Speedway hosted two races each.^[1] Both races at Riverside and the second race at Ontario were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.^[2]^[3]^[4]


Date	Name	Racetrack	Location	Winner
January 13	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	Darrell Waltrip^[5]
April 13	Datsun Twin 200	Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California	Roy Smith
May 17	Stockton Winston 200	Stockton 99 Speedway	Stockton, California	Ivan Baldwin
June 8	Warner W. Hodgdon 400	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	Darrell Waltrip
June 22	Winston Monterey 200	Laguna Seca Raceway	Monterey, California	Jimmy Insolo
June 29	Reed Cams 200	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	Ron Eaton
August 10	G.I. Joe's/Heidelberg Portland 200	Portland Speedway	Portland, Oregon	Bobby Allison
August 24	Golden State Winston 100	Sears Point International Raceway	Sonoma, California	Jimmy Insolo
November 8	Budweiser 200	Mesa Marin Raceway	Bakersfield, California	Bobby Allison
November 15	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California	Benny Parsons^[6]
November 23	Arizona Winston 250	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Richard Petty

^ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ "1980 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ "1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ "1980 Los Angeles Times 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ Glick, Shav (January 20, 1980). "Gurney Cheers, Waltrip Wins | Dan Gurney's All American Racers". Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ Glick, Shav (November 27, 1995). "California 500 Dreaming : It Was Fun While It Lasted at Ontario Motor Speedway (1970-1980)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2025.